Wakeup Makeup: Difference between revisions

When a TV or movie character wakes up in the morning, he or she is always impeccably groomed. You never see [[Messy Hair|bed-head]], stubbly beards, or crusty eyes unless it's a story point, and even then it's usually just to emphasize either a late night drinking with the boys, or a new baby that's making a lot of demands. In the very worst cases, women arise from eight hours' sleep with perfect makeup, sans the least little smudge.

In recent years this has begun to become a [[Discredited Trope]], but it's still played straight in far too many showsworks. In animation this is usually due to a [[Lazy Artist]]'s [[Limited Wardrobe]] extending to hair and makeup. Compare [[Morning Routine]], where adding makeup/beautifying oneself will be shown.

* Averted in the film version of ''[[CharliesCharlie's Angels]]'' when we first see Dylan whose messed up hair and makeup are very obviously the result of a wild (and, possibly, not entirely enjoyable) night with The Chad.

* ''[[Breakfast Atat Tiffany's]]'': Holly Golightly apparently has the power to spend the entire night partying and wake up the next morning with a fresh, flawless makeup job (mascara and all), with nary a smudge to be seen.

* Parodied in ''[[OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (Film)|OSS 117 Cairo Nest of Spies]]'', where the hero gives his bed-head a [[Hair Reboot]] simply by passing a hand through it, making it perfectly combed and styled.

* When ''[[Lazy TownLazyTown]]'' character Stephanie is seen in the morning in a few episodes, she's not only got perfect hair, she slept in her headband (presumably because the headband is actually part of the wig), and she's wearing pink dance tights under her nightdress. An interesting, gender-swapped version is that villain Robbie Rotten wears obvious eye make-up, yet it is consistently perfect when he is seen waking. Hero Sportacus's clearly waxed pencil moustache is also always perfect upon waking.

* Samantha on ''[[Bewitched (TV)|Bewitched]]'' often emerged from bed with perfect hair and make-up, including false eyelashes. It could be [[A Wizard Did It|magic]].

* ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''

* The [[MST3KMystery Science Theater 3000]] episode ''Devil Doll'' features a [[Damsel in Distress]] character who goes to bed with full mod '60's style makeup, complete with false eyelashes so long they could be used as diving boards. Later on in the story, she is stricken with a fever and the only alteration to her looks is a light mist that's been sprayed onto her forehead.

* In ''[[Hannah Montana]]'', Miley and Lilly always seem to get out of bed with eye makeup, mascara, foundation and lip gloss perfectly in place. They also wear jewelry while sleeping. Averted with Robbie -- althoughRobbie—although never shown, he has a strict routine of grooming to always keep his hair looking nice.

* Lampshaded on ''[[Will and Grace]]'': [[UpperclassUpper Class Twit|Karen]] emerges from the bathroom with her hair in a towel, but when she removes the towel, her hair is dry, blown-out, and shiny. When Grace asks how she did that, she simply shrugs, "Money."

* Notably averted in [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=613 this page] of ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]''. Antimony is also shown removing her makeup before bed. Like a normal person.

* Averted to a disturbing degree in [http://www.galactanet.com/comic/view.php?strip=537 this] [[Casey and Andy (Webcomic)|Casey and Andy]]

* At the start of the episode, "The Mane Event," [[The Powerpuff Girls|Bubbles and Buttercup]] avert this Trope with their [[Messy Hair]]. Blossom's [[Rapunzel Hair]], on the other hand, plays the Trope [[Up to Eleven|so straight]], the locks [[Everything's Better Withwith Sparkles|sparkle]]!

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